The Icelandic Canadian Frón is offering a series of Icelandic movie screenings online via Zoom that can be watched in the comfort of your own home!
Our next screening date is June 8th featuring Metalhead, directed by Ragnar Bragason and screenplay by Ragnar Bragason.
Metalhead is the story of a young girl’s struggle to deal with the tragic loss of her brother.
It’s the year 1970 and as Black Sabbath record their first album and mark the birth of heavy metal, Hera Karlsdottir is born on the cowshed floor at her parents farm in rural Iceland.
The years of her youth are carefree until a tragedy strikes. Her older brother is killed in a accident and Hera blames herself for his death. In her grief she finds solace in the dark music of heavy metal and dreams of becoming a rock star.
As the years pass on the farm buried under a shroud of snow and a looming ominous mountain Hera practices her guitar skills and dreams of forming a band. Hera is a rebellious, misunderstood delinquent in her early twenties who can’t help but get into trouble. She dreams of escaping out into the world but somehow always ends up at her own doorstep.
When her childhood friend returns intent on marrying her and a young priest moves to the farming community the wheels of fate start turning. Hera has to grow up, find her own voice and realize she can’t run away her whole life.
- Date: Thursday, June 8, 2023.
- Time: 6:30 (the event will remain open afterwards for discussion)
Register below to attend this event. A link to the zoom screening will be sent to your email address.
This is a free event but we always welcome donations. Donations will help fund future movies. You can make a donation by clicking the donate button below or by etransfer to icfron@outlook.com
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DonateOur Past Screenings
Our March 2 screening featured The Last Fishing Trip, a comedy about six friends who go on their yearly fishing trip, written and directed by Þorkell S. Harðarson and Örn Marinó Arnarson.
December 21, 2022 featured Amma Hófí, written and directed by Gunnar B. Gudmundsson. Amma Hófí is a comedy about a couple of seniors who are fed up with the conditions in their retirement home. They decide to rob banks so that they can afford to buy an apartment.
On November 17th, 2022 we enjoyed our 8th screening. It featured the movie Jar City, an Icelandic mystery/thriller starring Ingvar E Sigurdsson, screenplay and directed by Baltasar Kormákur.
Our seventh screening was held March 24, 2022. The movie featured was Virgin Mountain directed and screenplay by Dagur Kári.
On February 3rd, 2022 we presented our sixth screening which was the movie Of Horses and Men directed by Benedikt Erlingsson.
Our fifth screening was held on November 18, 2021. The movie featured was A White, White Day directed by Hlynur Pálmason, screenplay by Hlynur Pálmason.
For our fourth screening on October 14th we featured the movie I Remember You directed by Óskar Þór Axelsson, screenplay by Óskar Þór Axelsson and Ottó Geir Borg.
Our third screening was on June 17th when we featured the movie Paris of the North directed by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson, screenplay by Huldar Breiðfjörð.
Our second screening on April 7th was Agnes Joy a movie by Silja Hauksdóttir.
The first screening on February 10, 2021 was of the acclaimed Icelandic movie Rams (2015) written and directed by Grímur Hákonarson.
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